State officials have doubled the amount of water California agencies will get this year
State officials on Friday doubled the amount of water California agencies will get this year following some strong storms that increased the snowpack in the mountains. The State Water Project is a major source for 27 million people. The majority of contractors who supply the water are located south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Previously, the Department of Water Resources had told them to expect 15% of their requests this year. The department increased that to 30% on Friday.
“While 30% is certainly better than 15%, SWP agencies continue to pay for 100% of the system's operation and maintenance regardless of how much water they receive,” said Jennifer Pierre, general manager of the State Water Contractors, a nonprofit association of public water agencies that contract with the state. California gets much of its water from snow that melts in the Sierra Nevada. In January, the snowpack was just over half of the normal average.
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